Motor.



PATENTED AUG. 18, 1908. 0. PEPPER.

MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1907.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV.13, 1907.

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ATTUEVP' OSCAR PEPPER, OF SAN earners? oration rnancrsco, CALIFORNIA.

MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1988.

Application filed November 13, 1907. Serial No. eaters.

' Te all whom it may concern:

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'ating Be it known that 1, Oscar: Pnrrnma citi- Zen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of San Francisco, in the county of San Franciscoand State of California, have invented a new and Improved Motor, ofwhich the fol lowing is a full, clear,

A still further object of the invention is to rovide a wave motorconstructed automat ically to adjust itself to varying tide levels.

The invention. consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more articularly described hereinafter and particularly set forth inthe claims.

Reference isto be had to the accompanymg drawings forming a part of thisspecifica- -tion, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorrespondingiparts in all the figures, in which.

Figure Tris a side elevation of the device eriving power there- 2 is alongitudinal section of one of thevstandards of the motor, showing partsbroken away; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the device; andFig. 4 is a front elevationof the motor.

- Before proceeding tea more detailed description of my invention, itshouldbe understood, that While my intention is particularly useful as awave motor, it canalso be respect to the motor float,

advantageously employed for the produc tion of power from othermovements reciprocatory 'or irregular, of bodies of water. Underneaththe motor float, I provide an inclined platform which directs the wavesor other movements of the water, in such a manner that the efiiciency ofthe action with is greatly increased. Therise and fall of the tide doesnot afiect the device, as the float is snitabl mounted to assumeautomatically a plum ity of positions without affecting its operation.

and exact description. Th1s. 1nvent1on relates to motors, and moreReferring more particularly to the draw ings, 1 represents supports orpiers of con crete, stone, or other suitable material, upon which aremounted substantially parallel standards 2. These standards are fash'ioned from any suitable material such as iron, steel, or the like, andhave bases 3, which are securely mounted upon the supports 1." Thestandards have sides 4, form ing therebetwcen, slots 5.

Mo vably mounted within the slots 5 of the standards are. rollers 7,having suitable flanged ends 8. The rollers have longitudinal bores 9Situated between the stand: ards, and having spindles 10 arranged within tho'bores 9 in the rollers, isa float 11 preferably cylindrical inform and fashioned from any suitable material such as wood, .metal, orthe like. The spindles .lO extend beyond the rollers at the outer endsthereof and carry substantially similar rack bars 12 having near thelower ends, 0 cnings to re ccive the spindles. The spindles have heads10 which are laterally extended and'serve to hold the rack bars inplace. Upon the standards 2 are head members 14, havingtransverseopenings 16, in which journaled a shaft 15. The extended endsof the latter carry gear wheels 13,each of which is in; mesh with one ofthe racl' bars 12. A cross support 17, is secured to the head members 14of'the standard, and serves to hold the latter in rigid position in,respert'to one another. A hearing bracket 18, for supporting the shaft15 intermediate of the ends thereof, is mounted upon the cross sumiort17. Rollers 19 having flanged ends, are revoluloly mountei'ihnpon thehead inenibers d4 by means of pins 20, and serve to guide the rack bars12 and hold them in position, thereby preventing the disengagement ofthe gear Wheels and rack bars.

Suitable means for producing power may be attached to the who ls 1.3,for instance as is shown in the accompanyin; drawings, in which 21represents a reciprocalory inachine having the connecting rod 2'3secured to one of the gear wheels lit by means of a crank pin 23. Aninclined platform 6 is mounted upon the standards and rests uponbrackets 6 of the same. it serves to direct the movement of the waterand thereby intween the platform and the base-oh the float and tends toraise the latter irrespective ot' the i'loats buoyancy. l

creases the upward pressure of the same low 10 movable by said float andadapted to be connected with power utilizing means, and immovable meansunder said float for increasing the upward pressure of the water under isald float.

3. In a device of the class described, separated standards, saidstandards having longitudinal slots, a rotatable float mounted betweensaid standards, rollers mounted in said slots and supporting said float,rack bars mounted upon said rollers and movable therewitln'furtherrollers at the upper ends of said standards for guiding said bars, gearWheels mounted at said upper ends of the standards and engaging withsaid rack bars,

and inclined means between said standards for directing the watermovements. I

4. In a device of the class described, separated standards, saidstandards having slots,

,a rotatable float mounted between said standards, rollers mounted insaid slots and sup:

operated. by the water movements, members controlled by said float andadapted to be connected with power utilizing means, and an inclinedplatform nnnnwably mounted under said float for increasing the watermovements.

6 In a wave motor, separated standards, an adjustable float arrangedbetween said standards and operable by the water movements, membersmovable with said float and adapted to be connected to a power utilizingmechanism, and an immovable inclined platform under said float andsecured to said standards for increasing the water moveme'nt.

In testimony whereof I have signed, my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSCAR PEPPER.

Witnesses:

F. IJ. TURPIN, Jr.. F. L. TURPIN/

